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BASC is asking members and the wider shooting community to respond to a firearms licensing survey, despite describing it as a ‘red-herring’. The survey, coordinated by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) on the back of the Plymouth shooting incident, is seeking views on firearms licensing in England and Wales. Questions within the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) urged the Labour Party to listen to rural voters at a reception at the party’s annual conference in Brighton this weekend. Addressing shadow Environment Secretary Daniel Zeichner MP, BASC said those who live and work in Britain’s countryside should be listened to on issues such as the… Read more »
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Former home secretary Charles Clarke has attacked comments by his successor that the Home Office is “not fit for purpose”. Mr Clarke said John Reid’s comments to a parliamentary committee just days after taking up the role were “fundamentally wrong”. He also told Newsnight that he felt the prime minister made the “wrong decision” in… Read more »
Changes to constituency boundaries mean there is an increased likelihood of a hung parliament after the next election. New research shows that proposals by the Boundary Commission would have cut Labour’s majority from 64 to 44 if in place at the last election. The plans mean a swing of just one per cent would wipe… Read more »
